[Papillary urothelial carcinoma of the urachus]
Concepción Lara1, Virginia Porras, Pilar Jurado
1Servicios de Anatomía Patològica, Hospital Infanta Elena, Huelva, España. clarab@andaluciajunta.es
Objective:
Persistence of a patent urachus is a relatively rare occurrence; however; the persistence of urachal remnants is common. The pathologic lesions of the urachus include benign and malignant neoplasms. The majority of malignant urachal neoplasms are adenocarcinomas.
Methods And Results:
We report a case of papillary urothelial carcinoma of urachus in a 73-year-old woman. The patient was treated with complete surgical extirpation and partial cystectomy.
Conclusion:
The recognition of urachal remnants as vestigial structures and pathologic lesions of the urachus is important.
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